Teen Steals 139 Pairs of Underwear and 69 Shirts From Gap, Police Say

A teen stole $1,700 worth of underwear and returned a week later to take 69 shirts, police say.
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FLATIRON — A teen was arrested after stealing 139 pairs of underwear from Gap and then coming back a few days later to take 69 shirts, the NYPD said.

The 16-year-old girl went into the Gap at 122 Fifth Ave. near 17th Street with three others, who distracted workers while she lifted $1,737 worth of underwear from a display rack at about 8 p.m. on March 18, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

The following week, on March 27 at about 3:40 p.m., the girl returned to the store. This time a security guard caught her taking 69 shirts from a display rack and hiding them in a white bag, according to the criminal complaint.

Gap security stopped the girl before she could leave the store and recovered the shirts, which were worth $1,238.50, records show.

The teen, whose name is being withheld because of her age, was charged with grand larceny. She is due back in court on Aug. 7. Her attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Ralph Timmons walked into the shop, at 279 Third Ave. near 22nd Street, about 10 p.m. March 28, and said, “I’m not drunk. I just want to buy something,” according to the police report.

When a store employee asked him to leave, Timmons began walking toward the staffer with an open box cutter in his hand, police said.

“I got scared, so I called the police,” said an employee at the store, who declined to give his name.

Timmons was charged with menacing. He is due back in court on April 4. Information regarding his attorney was not immediately available.

► A man who was punched in the face by a stranger inside a Bellevue Hospital waiting room, police said.

The 36-year-old man was eating a hard-boiled egg in a Bellevue waiting room at 462 First Ave. near 29th Street at 8:35 a.m. on March 24, when 34-year-old David Hilton suddenly began punching him in the face, police said.

The victim, who said he did not know the attacker and had no interaction with him beforehand, was left with a bruised and swollen face, police said.

Bellevue did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Hilton was charged with assault. Information regarding his attorney was not immediately available.

► A 55-year-old man broke into a Jeep using a screwdriver and tried to make off with a coat, sunglasses and clothes, police said.

Police spotted Winfred Evans using a screwdriver to get into a locked car that was parked at Seventh Avenue and West 26th Street at 11:32 a.m. on March 30, the NYPD said.

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